Originally Posted by
EllisDee37
With the changes to holy sword, paladins pretty much need 19 levels of paladin to cast death ward. At level 18 they still only get 2 spells, and death ward is way lower priority than either holy sword or zeal. Death Ward is fighting tooth and nail with cure serious (and likely losing) in the battle for "distant third." I wouldn't base any tree design on the assumption that a paladin can cast death ward.
Tier 5s need a boost, so toss it in the tier 5 one. Seems reasonable enough to me even with the rest of the boosts you put in there. (Considering that any new level 4 spells will be afterthoughts for 18 or fewer paladin levels.)
Ah, gotcha. At first I thought you meant to say NOT 100%, but then the rest of that paragraph made it seem like you were 100% in favor and just chose an awkward wording.